Medical Deferrals. When a member is scheduled for testing and believes there are medical reasons to defer the testing, the member shall notify his or her supervisor and submit documentation from his or her personal physician to the City. The documentation shall cite the reason for deferral, those phases of the testing which the member is physically or medically unable to perform, and the estimated time for recovery. Should the physician conducting the annual physical examination determine that the member is unable to participate in the testing, such determination shall be considered a medical deferral. Medical deferrals over ninety (90) days will require an evaluation by a physician selected by and paid for by the City, with a report of the evaluation being forwarded to the City. A member who has received a medical deferral shall not be subject to being disciplined or penalized by the City in any way, but may be required to accept a temporary change in assignment if indicated because of the medical deferral. However, feigning illness to avoid testing will result in disciplinary action.
